影片改编自同名小说，讲述了 1858 年发生在罗马的一起天主教迫害犹太人的事件。

影片根据同名小说改编，讲述1858年发生在罗马的一起天主教迫害犹太人的事件。

自从他的妻子两年前去世以来，埃德加就一直孤身一人。生活对于他已是多余 — 变得毫无目标。一天他离开了家，下定决心要去找一份工作。可是商店的女售货员对他的求职根本不敢兴趣。他失魂落魄的拿起一把雨伞往外走着。这时，一名商店保安拦住了他。突然间，埃德加看到了生活的转机。

自从他的妻子两年前去世以来，埃德加就一直孤身一人。生活对于他已是多余 — 变得毫无目标。一天他离开了家，下定决心要去找一份工作。可是商店的女售货员对他的求职根本不敢兴趣。他失魂落魄的拿起一把雨伞往外走着。这时，一名商店保安拦住了他。突然间，埃德加看到了生活的转机。

Short, seven-minute film on the life of Poe (Herbert Yost) sees the author suffering as the woman he loves his slowly dying. Poe goes out to try and sale his stories but ends up getting rejected. You'll notice that the writers name is misspelled in the title and according to the notes on the DVD, historians believed this was the fault of Biograph who rushed this out to capture crowds on the celebration of Poe's centenary birthday. As for the film, it's pretty good as long as you know what not to expect. Those expecting a full bio will be disappointed but Griffith handles the seven-minutes pretty well and delivers a quick and by the numbers picture. Yost does a very good job as Poe and what's shocking is how much they look alike.

Short, seven-minute film on the life of Poe (Herbert Yost) sees the author suffering as the woman he loves his slowly dying. Poe goes out to try and sale his stories but ends up getting rejected. You'll notice that the writers name is misspelled in the title and according to the notes on the DVD, historians believed this was the fault of Biograph who rushed this out to capture crowds on the celebration of Poe's centenary birthday. As for the film, it's pretty good as long as you know what not to expect. Those expecting a full bio will be disappointed but Griffith handles the seven-minutes pretty well and delivers a quick and by the numbers picture. Yost does a very good job as Poe and what's shocking is how much they look alike.